Stanford 2018 Grad Students, Postdoc Year in Review

2018 was an eventful year for Stanford graduate students, postdocs and the campus community. Innovative research and prestigious awards are among the many highlights. Before closing out the year, take a look back at some notable stories that defined life on the Farm in 2018.

Professor John Boothroyd was chosen as faculty director of the Stanford-based convening of the Schmidt Science Fellows. The fellowship program includes two postdoctoral scholars who have joined research groups on campus.

Glade Dlott, a graduate student in the Peay Lab, is taking a closer look at soil microbe behavior and interactions. In support of this research, he has received a 2018 Office of Science Graduate Student Research award from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Every year medical students across the U.S. simultaneously open envelopes that contain information on where they’ll be doing their residency training after graduation. Stanford’s soon-to-graduate class participated in this time-tested custom on March 16.

From Guatemala to India, Ohio to Oregon, the new crop of Stanford Medicine students hail from around the globe. They received their white coats in a ceremony commemorating the start of their medical education – and one seized the opportunity to propose to his sweetheart. (She said yes.)